Sickroom bag



Sept 4, 1956 D. R. BOATWRIGHT 2,761,481

SICKROOM BAG Filed July l5, 1954 I ylnlllllflllllli INVENTOR. DOR/J' l?.BOA TWRIGHT z' g: 2 BY ATTORNEYS SICKROOM BAG Doris R. Boatwright, Troy,N. C.

Application July '13, 1954, Serial No. 442,967

1 Claim. (Cl. 150-1) r[his invention relates in general to bagstructures and more particularly to a structure of this sort arrangeduniquely for use in a sickroom to contain a variety of articles forhandy access by a person confined to bed.

The sickroom bag of the present invention is adapted for attachment inhanging relation on a bedrail in a manner such as to maintain the bagstructure thereof disposed openly for ready access. Also, auxiliarypockets are formed according to the present invention both interiorlyand exteriorly of the bag structure for selective use without disturbingthe openly hanging disposition.

These and other features of the present invention are described infurther detail below in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a sickroom bag embodying the presentinvention, as it appears in use;

Fig. 2 is a front face view of the sickroom bag shown in Fig. 1 with thefront bag panel partially broken away to illustrate the relativearrangement of the interior and exterior auxiliary pockets incorporatedin the bag structure; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail taken substantially on the line 3 3 in Fig.2.

As shown in the drawings, the illustrated sickroom bag embodying thepresent invention is indicated generally by the reference numeral 10.The sickroom bag 10 is suitably formed of a relatively heavy andserviceable fabric material such as a cotton duck, and comprises frontand back panels 12 and 14 that are secured together continuously alongthe bottom and side edges thereof to form the bag structure.

At the top edges of both the front and back panels 12 and 14, andadjacent each end thereof, pairs of hanger straps 16 are secured fortying over a bedrail B as seen in Fig. 1. These hanger straps 16 aresecured at relatively deep hems 18 and 20 arranged along the top edgesof the front and back panels 12 and 14, with the lower ends of thehanger straps 16 turned under the respective bottom edges of the hems 1Sand 20 and secured thereat between the hem 18 or 20 and the related bagpanel 12 or 14. The hanger straps 16 are further secured in spacedrelation adjacent the top edges of the hems 18 and 20 so as t0 attachthem for maintaining the bag panels 12 and 14 in proper shape whenhanging therefrom.

nite altares Patent Patentedl Sept. 4, 1956 ICC Additional pocket panels20 and 22 are mounted respectively across the exterior face of the frontpanel 12 at the bottom portion thereof and across the interior face ofthe back panel 14 at the top portion thereof to provide the auxiliarypockets for selective use as previously mentioned above.

In use, attachment of the sickroom bag 10 of the present invention on abedrail by tying the hanger straps 16 thereover results in hanging thefront and back bag panels 12 and 14 so that the Width of the bedrail Bis utilized to space the panels 12 and 14 apart and thereby maintain thebag structure formed therebetween openly for ready access. In addition,the arrangement of the pocket panels 22 exteriorly at the lower portionof the front panel 12 tends to maintain this open disposition whenarticles are placed within the auxiliary pockets fromed thereby; whilethe arrangement of the pocket panels 24 at the top portion of theinterior face of back panel 14 provides interior auxiliary pockets forselective use without obstructing access to the main bag structureformed by the front and back panels 12 and 14. Also, it should be notedthat these interior auxiliary pockets are maintained in accessibleposition because of the adjacent support by the hanger straps 16 at thetop edge of the back panel 14.

The present invention has been described in detail above for purpose ofillustration only and is not intended to be limited by this descriptionor otherwise except as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A sickroom bag adapted for attachment in hanging relation on a bedrail,said bag being completely formed of fabric and having front and backpanels of the same dimensions secured together continuously along thebottom and side edges thereof in the form of a bag structure, a firstpair of pocket panels mounted across the entire length of the exteriorface of said front panel at the bottom edge thereof and extendingsubstantially half the height thereof, a second pair of pocket panelsmounted across the entire length of the interior face of said back panelat the top portion thereof and extending substantially half the heightthereof, a pair of hanger straps at the top edge of said front panel anda corresponding pair at the top edge of said back panel for tying oversaid bedrail to maintain said front and back panels hung openly inspaced relation for access readily to the bag structure formedtherebetween.

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